This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Fedor Emelianenko Turns 38

More than two years after his retirement, it seems a forgone
conclusion that tales of Fedor
Emelianenko’s mixed martial arts exploits will someday cross
generational divides. “The Last Emperor” will celebrate his 38th
birthday on Sept. 28.

Between April 6, 2001 and Nov. 7, 2009, Emelianenko went undefeated
in 28 appearances, establishing himself as arguably the greatest
mixed martial artist of all-time. Though his reign of dominance
ended with consecutive defeats to Fabricio
Werdum, Antonio
Silva and Dan
Henderson, the stoic Russian maintains a cult following to this
day.